Reporter/ Fazeena Saleem

Over 600 treated for sensorineural hearing loss at HMC unit yearly 06 Mar 2018 - 08:47 am

DOHA: More than 600 children and adults are treated for sensorineural hearing loss every year at the Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Audiology and...

250 new dialysis cases reported each year 05 Mar 2018 - 09:23 am

Doha: With some 250 new patients with kidney diseases start undergoing dialysis each year at the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and coinciding with...

VCUarts Qatar marks 20 years 01 Mar 2018 - 09:09 am

Doha: Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar), the first campus in Education City, is marking 20th anniversary of...

HMC to launch 60 ambulance fleet for rural areas 28 Feb 2018 - 11:45 am

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)’s Ambulance Service will launch a newly improved fleet of 60 emergency vehicles to further strengthen its services for...

Phone calls to HMC Ambulance Service see a 12% rise 28 Feb 2018 - 10:44 am

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Ambulance Service, which receives more than 700 calls on average daily, has seen an increase of 12 percent...

New initiative to boost fruit and vegetable production 26 Feb 2018 - 11:24 am

DOHA: In yet another effort to make Qatar self-sufficient in fruit and vegetable production, Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar launched yesterday a new...

Bone & Joint Center offers holistic services for orthopaedic conditions 22 Feb 2018 - 08:48 am

DOHA: The Bone and Joint Center, which is a branch of Hamad General Hospital (HGH), treats a wide array of orthopaedic conditions and...

Cuban Hospital sees sharp rise in patient visits 20 Feb 2018 - 09:26 am

DOHA: The Cuban Hospital has seen a sharp rise in the patient visits over the past five years. The hospital recorded 74,331 outpatient...

Ambulatory Care Center performs 900 surgeries since December 19 Feb 2018 - 08:22 am

Doha: The Ambulatory Care Center (ACC) of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), a first of its kind facility in the country, offers patients a...

Nominations open for QF’s ‘Akhlaquna Award’ 18 Feb 2018 - 09:06 am

DOHA: Qatar Foundation(QF), yesterday launched new initiative ‘Akhlaquna Award,’ aimed at recognising young people with exemplary moral character. H H Sheikha Moza bint...

School vaccination drive begins tomorrow 17 Feb 2018 - 08:48 am

Doha: With the Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (Tdap) National School Vaccination campaign set to kick off tomorrow, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH)...

Vaccine that can prevent cancer causing virus soon 15 Feb 2018 - 09:12 am

Doha: The State of Qatar will introduce an important vaccine this year that can prevent cancer-causing virus. The vaccine, named Human Papillomavirus (HPV)...

No major incidents of Tetanus, Diphtheria and whooping cough 15 Feb 2018 - 09:06 am

DOHA: Qatar has not recorded any outbreak of three common bacterial infections (Diphtheria,Pertussis,Tetanus) in the last seven years. The diseases has been eliminated...

HMC urges public to make lifestyle changes 14 Feb 2018 - 10:04 am

Doha: The Hamad Medical Corporation’s National Sport Day events yesterday focused on raising awareness and to inspire the community for making long-lasting lifestyle...

QCDC to implement new career development programmes 12 Feb 2018 - 10:14 am

DOHA: Qatar Career Development Center (QCDC) will implement several new programmes this year with an aim to empower youth better plan their career...

Qatar Foundation lines up several activities for NSD 11 Feb 2018 - 09:40 am

DOHA: Qatar Foundation (QF) is set to mark the National Sport Day on Tuesday with a range of sports activities to inspire the...

Sri Lanka mission celebrates 70th Independence Day 09 Feb 2018 - 01:43 am

DOHA: The Sri Lankan mission in Doha hosted a diplomatic reception yesterday to celebrate the country’s 70th Independence Day, at the Sheraton Grand...